Planning Indonesia's New Capital City

Auteur

Delik Hudalah is Professor of Metropolitan Planning in the School of Architecture, Planning, and Policy Development at Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Indonesia.

Texte du rabat

This book critically analyzes the hidden political dimensions associated with the planning of Indonesia's new capital. It will be of interest to researchers in the fields of human geography, Asian urban studies, Southeast Asian Studies and megaproject management.

Contenu

Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction: Capital relocation; Chapter 2. Megaprojects as political legacies; Chapter 3. The history of Indonesia's capital relocation: The rise and fall of a great idea; Chapter 4. The origins of a new capital: From zero to hero; Chapter 5. The vision of the Capital City of Nusantara: To be the first; Chapter 6. The mechanism of capital city building: Race against the dwindling time; Chapter 7. Conclusion: The future's capital in the making; Index